Film makers tackle ISP over pirated movie files The Local Four film companies have filed a motion in a Swedish court to force TeliaSonera to release details about the operators of the Swetorrents file sharing website. But so far, TeliaSonera has vowed to protect the privacy of its customer, with the internet service provider (ISP) saying it had no plans to release any information about the site’s operators. In a suit filed last week in Södertörn District Court south of Stockholm, the four fil
The Best Internet Addresses Will Cost a Cool .Million New York Times One of the characteristics the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has been its commitment to create a level playing field between big companies and individuals who use the Internet. Its cumbersome decision making process is open to input from all sides. And its core role—assigning the domain names used by Web sites—has been quite egalitarian: First come first served. (Trademark issues aside.) That’s all chan
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Microsoft blocks Live Messenger access in 5 countries Vnunet Users in five countries will be without access due to US sanctions. Microsoft has said it is shutting off access to its Windows Live Messenger instant messaging service for users living in countries embargoed by the United States, according to reports. The countries affected by the ban are Cuba, Syria, Iran, Sudan and North Korea, said a ZDnet.com report. When trying to log in they will be met with an error message: “810003c1: We ar
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What is a Sound Recording? …cont’d Excess Copyright On Thursday, May 7th, 2009 the Copyright Board will hold an oral hearing on the preliminary matter of whether the definition of “sound recording” in the Copyright Act excludes a sound recording embodied in a sound track of a cinematographic work, in the context of whether movie theatre owners and television broadcasters must pay a tariff to owners of rights in sound recordings. The Act says: “sound recording” means a recording, fixed in any
